Karen Read’s verdict could come fast—or not: Here’s what other cases show
A former Massachusetts financial analyst accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend in a drunken hit-and-run is awaiting her fate after a second lengthy trial in a small courthouse in Dedham Karen Read faces murder and other charges in the death of -year-old John O'Keefe who had taken in his orphaned niece and nephew and appeared to want to end the relationship Jurors spent just under two hours deliberating Friday and returned Monday for their first full day People are out there wondering why we don t have a verdict yet disclosed Grace Edwards a Massachusetts trial attorney who is closely following the circumstance I think the jury is working hard to understand the requirements of each count and working through them KAREN READ'S DEFENSE WANT VERDICT SLIP SIMPLIFIED AS JURORS DELIBERATE MURDER CHARGERead's first trial ended in a hung jury last year after jurors went more than hours over four days without reaching an agreement Deliberations in other high-profile murder charges range from just hours to several days EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON KEY MOMENTS THAT COULD DECIDE KAREN READ'S FATE IN MURDER TRIALOJ Simpson's s double murder trial in the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman took nine months to play out The two were brutally stabbed to death outside Brown Simpson's luxe condo in Los Angeles The former NFL star's legal Dream Company prevailed and jurors discovered him not guilty in less than four hours Simpson was located civilly liable and went to prison for an unrelated robbery more than a decade later He died last year after a battle with cancer GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBA Florida mom accused of killing her -year-old daughter Caylee Casey Anthony was tried on charges of murder manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in Caylee was missing for a month before her grandparents revealed her missing Jurors spent about hours deliberating over two days before reaching an agreement on the charges They determined Anthony not guilty of killing or abusing her daughter but they determined her guilty of lying to police To this day no one has been convicted of the child's death In jurors convicted Scott Peterson of killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her in the San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve two years earlier Their deliberations went on for seven days after a trial that took more than five months FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME GROUP ON XJurors initially handed him the death sentence for first-degree murder for Laci's death and second-degree murder for their unborn son Conner Peterson continues to maintain his innocence and is right now appealing his matter for the third time He had his death sentence overturned in and is serving life without parole Formerly a prominent South Carolina attorney and family man Murdaugh was convicted in of gunning down his wife and younger son Maggie and Paul SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERAfter a six-week trial twice as long as initial estimates jurors deliberated for less than three hours and identified him guilty of both murders plus weapons charges Murdaugh is presently serving consecutive life sentences He is asking for a new trial after the court clerk on his event was charged with multiple felonies including allegedly lying to a judge about Murdaugh's circumstance Although those trials have a wide range of both time and results New York City defense attorney Louis Gelormino reported Fox News Digital that the longer jurors deliberate in Dedham the better things look for Read My first homicide trial was the longest deliberation in NYC modern history days he recounted Fox News Digital Hung Jury Three months later they tried him again and we got an acquittal
